Grafton township, McHenry County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 7 (52% naturalized citizens)

Grafton township:

7.0%

Whole state:

12.3%

42% of Grafton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Illinois.

Housing units in structures:

Housing units in Grafton township with a mortgage: 6,904 (691 second mortgage, 972 home equity loan, 27 both second mortgage and home equity loan)Houses without a mortgage: 834

Year house built

1999 to March 2000: 1,304

1995 to 1998: 2,759

1990 to 1994: 1,830

1980 to 1989: 1,082

1970 to 1979: 702

1960 to 1969: 502

1950 to 1959: 378

1940 to 1949: 184

1939 or earlier: 425

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Grafton township, Illinois:

1 room: 0

2 rooms: 0

3 rooms: 78

4 rooms: 265

5 rooms: 857

6 rooms: 1,411

7 rooms: 1,514

8 rooms: 1,780

9 or more rooms: 2,109

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grafton township, Illinois:

1 room: 24

2 rooms: 10

3 rooms: 148

4 rooms: 303

5 rooms: 153

6 rooms: 62

7 rooms: 28

8 rooms: 34

9 or more rooms: 24

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Grafton township:

no bedroom: 7

1 bedroom: 38

2 bedrooms: 807

3 bedrooms: 3,779

4 bedrooms: 3,006

5 or more bedrooms: 377

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grafton township:

no bedroom: 24

1 bedroom: 133

2 bedrooms: 411

3 bedrooms: 171

4 bedrooms: 32

5 or more bedrooms: 15

Cars and other vehicles available in Grafton township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 40

1 vehicle: 1,119

2 vehicles: 5,435

3 vehicles: 1,120

4 vehicles: 244

5 or more vehicles: 56

Cars and other vehicles available in Grafton township in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 44

1 vehicle: 352

2 vehicles: 273

3 vehicles: 98

4 vehicles: 19

5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (10%)

Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)

Computer and electronic products (6%)

Finance and insurance (6%)

Machinery (3%)

Metal and metal products (3%)

Public administration (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (13%)

Health care (10%)

Finance and insurance (9%)

Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)

Accommodation and food services (4%)

Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)

Computer specialists (6%)

Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)

Top executives (5%)

Business operations specialists (5%)

Engineers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)

Customer service representatives (4%)

Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)

Registered nurses (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Grafton township:

German (24.6%)

Irish (13.1%)

Italian (12.7%)

Polish (10.5%)

English (4.9%)

United States or American (4.6%)

Swedish (2.4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (21%)

Poland (14%)

India (7%)

Italy (7%)

Philippines (6%)

Korea (4%)

United Kingdom (4%)

Means of transportation to work:

Drove a car alone: 11,522 (84%)

Carpooled: 1,123 (8%)

Bus or trolley bus: 21 (0%)

Railroad: 304 (2%)

Ferryboat: 7 (0%)

Bicycle: 18 (0%)

Walked: 119 (1%)

Other means: 67 (0%)

Worked at home: 523 (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (94%)

Electricity (5%)

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

88.7% of residents of Grafton township speak English at home.
4.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
5.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 31% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (63% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).